Water is supplied to a town having a population of 250,000. The water treatment facility is situated in 25 km and at a lower elevation of 50 m. Determine the size of the gravity main to convey water from source to the treatment facility. Assume that water is provided at a rate of 150 L day-1 per person (total flow rate: 0.434 m3 s-1) through a cast iron pipe. Compute the minimal diameter of the pipe if all the flow for a day is pumped to the facility within 12 hours (i.e., actual flow rate: 0.864 m3 s-1).

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Water is supplied to a town having a population of 250,000. The water treatment facility is situated in 25 km and at a lower elevation of 50 m. Determine the size of the gravity main to convey water from source to the treatment facility. Assume that water is provided at a rate of 150 L day-1 per person (total flow rate: 0.434 m3 s-1) through a cast iron pipe. Compute the minimal diameter of the pipe if all the flow for a day is pumped to the facility within 12 hours (i.e., actual flow rate: 0.864 m3 s-1). Note: consider the kinematic viscosity of water to be 10-6 m2 s-1.

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